It was time for me to revise the welcome letter for the list. I am sending
it out to everyone so you can replace the old one you have.
WELCOME TO THE CAUSBY FAMILY MAILING LIST!
Revised August 4, 1997
**Please save a copy of this message for future reference.
The list owner is Wanda Rabb, wcr(a)netunlimited.net.
RootsWeb is the host for the mailing list.
A. QUICK INSTRUCTIONS
B. PURPOSE
C. TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM
D. E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO USE
E. SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST & ROOTSWEB
(i.e.) subscribe, unsubscribe, etc.
F. MISCELLANEOUS
G. HELPFUL WEB SITES FOR MAILING LISTS
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A. QUICK INSTRUCTIONS
a. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to:
CAUSBY-L-request(a)rootsweb.com (for individual messages)
CAUSBY-D-request(a)rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple
messages)
In the body include only one word: subscribe
(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
b. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to:
CAUSBY-L-request(a)rootsweb.com (for individual messages)
CAUSBY-D-request(a)rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple
messages)
In the body include only one word: unsubscribe
(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)
c. To post messages to everyone on the list:
CAUSBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
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B. PURPOSE
The CAUSBY-L Mailing List is an e-mail discussion list for genealogical
research of the CAUSBY family anywhere. It includes other variations of
the surname, including (but not limited to) COSBY, COZBY, CAUSBIE, etc.
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C. TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:
CAUSBY-L is for individual messages to be delivered to your e-mail address.
As each subscriber to the list sends messages to the list address, you will
receive a copy of the message. To subscribe send an e-mail message to:
CAUSBY-L-request(a)rootsweb.com with one word in the body of the message:
subscribe
CAUSBY-D is for a digest of several accumulated messages to be delivered to
your email address. As each subscriber to the list sends messages to the
list address, they are put into a digest to be delivered later. The digest
is generated approximately once a day and delivered to digest subscribers.
This option is handy for people who don't want multiple messages to
accumulate in their mail box. Keepin in mind that the digest may not be
generated until a certain volume of notes is reached. Since the volume on
the CAUSBY list is low, you may not receive a digest for several days. To
subscribe send an email message to:
CAUSBY-D-request(a)rootsweb.com with one word in the body of the message:
subscribe
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D. E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO USE:
There are two separate e-mail addresses to use in order to participate in
this list:
1. To send MESSAGES to ALL subscribers on either version of the list use:
CAUSBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
2. To send COMMANDS to the computer & SmartList software that runs this
list use:
CAUSBY-L-request(a)rootsweb.com (for individual messages)
CAUSBY-D-request(a)rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple
messages)
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E. SENDING COMMANDS TO SMARTLIST & ROOTSWEB:
To subscribe, unsubscribe or make other changes to your mailing list
subscription, you will send "commands" to the computer & the SmartList
software on RootsWeb.
CAUSBY-L-request(a)rootsweb.com (for individual messages)
CAUSBY-D-request(a)rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages)
a. To manage your subscription, send an e-mail message to the address
above and use any of the following commands, typed within the body of
your e-mail message. Type ONLY one of the commands as it is shown
below. Do not add any extra words or lines of text:
subscribe
unsubscribe
get file welcome.txt
b. Do NOT use a signature file attached to the e-mail message. The
software reads your message and tries to answer each command it finds.
When it runs across your signature file it gets a bit confused and will
send you a message stating something like 'Do not recognize command
'Jones'. Do not recognize command "Smith", etc.
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F. MISCELLANEOUS
a. Please do not send file attachments to the list. If you have a file
that you think folks might be interested in receiving, post a note
to the list asking for people to contact you directly if they are
interested in receiving the file. Some people do not have systems which
can handle file attachments and it can wreak havoc with those systems.
b. I am trying to compile a "CAUSBY MOST WANTED LIST". Please post
information on your most wanted CAUSBY ancestor. I will keep a compilation
of this information and periodically post to the entire list. In the
future, I plan to post these on my web site.
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G. HELPFUL WEB SITES FOR MAILING LISTS:
Genealogy Resources on the Internet: Mailing Lists
http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html
User Mailing Lists Hosted by RootsWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/
The Listserver Help Page
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9640/index.html
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Good Luck & Have Fun!
Wanda C. Rabb
wcr(a)netunlimited.net
http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr
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